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Continuing with Chapter 3: Headline Deadline
By 12:30, everyone but David had put in at least two names. That’s when Young Mike walked in. Nguyen explained the bet as he walked to the refrigerator and got out his food, then trotted out, explaining that she had to leave work early.
“So,” he said, “I have a question. How do we present this to Mr. Crowe?”
“What do you mean?” I have a question for you. Why do you wear suspenders?
“None of us are supposed to bother him. Should we e-mail him?” Looks exchanged. David smiled.
“You don’t need to worry about that. You weren’t a part of the original bet.” Cheapskate.
Po raised a hand. “Did you say everyone in the lunchroom?”
“Doesn’t matter,” said Young Mike, “That means I give it to him.”
“What?” David frowned.
“I’m not a part of the contest. That means I have no stake in it. So I should give it to him.” Young Mike pulled a length of paper towel out of the dispenser and a pen from a pocket and began copying the list. “While I’m at it I’ll alphabetize them. That’s more fair.” He looked at Jennifer. “You’ll have to keep the original list so we’ll have a record of who thought up which names.”
Well, DUHH.
David frowned deeper. “You know you’re not supposed to disturb him?” Oh, you had a way to cheat in mind, didn’t you?
“It’s okay,” said Young Mike, “I have a meeting with him in about fifteen minutes.”
Shocked silence took over the lunchroom. David got up and walked out. Hah!
“If you don’t mind,” said Young Mike, “I’ll ask your opinions on which ones you think are best.”
